And another one PLM winner Wientjens together with Anthony Fokker, the Dutch designer of the aircraft bearing his name amongst them the famed 'red' triplane
Posts: 132 | Location: London/London/England | Registered: December 13, 2004
I thought I would post this no watches but my dad is in the top photo they were in the Aleution's in WW2 some one in his unit made a book my dad gave me a copy.The first aircraft is a PBY they like that one the best then they started using the PV-1's they did not care for those if you go down in the water you have a chance with a PBY the water so cold you would not live long.He went to TBM avenger's later in the war.By the way my dad was age 16 at the time he joined the Navy.
Posts: 523 | Location: Northern California in the USA | Registered: November 23, 2008
I found this photo in my cruise book from when I was aboard the USS Proteus AS-19.It's a photo of R-1 Div. those were the diver's.The Proteus was a sub tender so the diver's would inspect the sub haul's and do repair on them.Look what's on there wrist Seiko 6309 you can't miss the cushion case. Look's like this model.The year I was on the Proteus was from 1980-1981.
Posts: 523 | Location: Northern California in the USA | Registered: November 23, 2008
I know your post is almost 3 years old, but I just had to comment. I hope you are still around this forum. Thank you for your sensitive statement. My father did the Anzio landing (British 8th Army) and he was wounded. Fortunately not fatal.
Best regards and peace
Posts: 4 | Location: England | Registered: March 20, 2010
still around...and yes, peace.... , if mankind would only enjoy hobbies maybe better,... glad your Dad made it fighting for freedom in such difficult ground...!!!
Nice old pics Gerd. I'm not sure I could i.d. the watch used by the pilot with the fox pup. It seems to be a chronograph. I think you know more about these watches then I do.
With a black dial, the last picture could easily be an issued D-H watch. (It seems the man with the pipe is maybe a little too happy about that stick granade!)
Posts: 2017 | Location: East Lansing, Michigan USA | Registered: November 24, 2002
I found this photo while rummaging though some old family photos; it is my Father, Joe L. Stewart (seated) taken during WWII, or shortly after. I’m not sure what all the test equipment is, but he worked on (what was then) a classified project called LORAN. I believe he later taught it at the Coast Guard Academy.
Posts: 88 | Location: Brunswick, Georgia in the USA | Registered: February 13, 2011
New member - first time post, reckon a photograph shouldn't show how much I have to learn about timepieces. This is an image (out of copyright)from the Australian War Memorial Site http://www.awm.gov.au/ Lots of good images.
Posts: 11 | Location: Linlithgow in the United Kingdom | Registered: January 31, 2012
